This was stated by the President of the General Assembly of the 64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, Rebeca Alitwala Kadaga, the Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda and the host of the conference. Her statement came in wake of the powerful interventions made by Pakistan's delegates, led by Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination Dr Fehmida Mirza.
Dr Mirza was followed by MNA Dr Aisha Ghous Pasha, who strongly objected to the continued siege of Kashmir by the Indian occupying forces, calling the Valley of Kashmir "world's largest open-air prison" While drawing the attention of the General Assembly, Dr Fehmida Mirza said the legislature of the IoK, which was a branch of the CPA, had been held in abeyance by the association on account of its dismissal by the Occupied State's Governor.
However, she said the CPA had neither investigated nor looked into the reasons under which even the limited and controlled representation had been snatched from the beleaguered people of Kashmir by occupying forces. "The people of IoK are under siege since August 5. All elected representatives of valley are under detention and deprived of any voice," said Dr Mirza, informing the delegates that the state had remained under continued curfew for over 54 days now.